US deploying thousands of Marines, sailors to Middle East as Iran war rages

Trump told reporters on Thursday that he was not putting troops "anywhere," but that if he were to, he would not tell journalists.

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Jerusalem Post: US deploying thousands of Marines, sailors to Middle East as Iran war rages.

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